Denver Riggleman on Corporations

Limit use of eminent domain, to protect private property

Key messages: Riggleman cited hurdles his family faced opening the Silverback Distillery when explaining why he chose to run for office. He said that after his years of service in the
Air Force, "the government attacked me and my family... I'm running because I had lobbyists and cronies trying to control what we were doing in the 5th district when we built our distillery."

Riggleman said he would offer a businessman's take on property rights and vigorous support for H.R.1689, the Private Property Rights
Protection Act of 2017, which would limit the power of eminent domain for the federal government, state governments, and political subdivisions.

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Freshman class of 2019:"Freshman class" means "not in Congress in January 2017", with exceptions:
* Special election, so sworn in prior to Jan. 2019
** Served in Congress in a previous term
*** Lost recount or general election